MORGANTOWN - “It’s not often lately that any organization can give good news with regard to benefits,” Morgantown Utility Board Chair Barbara Parsons said. “Especially health care benefits.” Even so, MUB leadership believes it’s achieved a “win-win” in the face of a 16% ...
MORGANTOWN – More than 100 people – including teachers, state and local public employees and retirees – turned out Tuesday evening at WVU's Erickson Alumni Center to make their views known about the proposed PEAI premium hikes and benefit cuts. It was the fifth of six public hearings ...
The Public Employees Insurance Agency is examining the potential financial effect of a bill requiring pricing and payment transparency from pharmacy benefits managers. That is expected to increase costs for PEIA. The agency is also expecting increased costs from a separate requirement to ...
by Mollie McCartney Cecil On Feb. 28, PEIA announced that it was going to stop coverage of anti-obesity medications effective March 15. This includes both pill and injectable forms of medicines. Prior to this, PEIA was severely restricting access to these medicines. Only a ...
The finance board for West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency approved another round of significant premium increases, with union leaders warning that the costs are likely to affect morale. “There are other places, especially with our borders, where they can go and where the ...
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — For the fourth time this month, the Finance Board for the Public Employees Insurance Agency took public comments regarding the proposed premium increases for state workers. The PEIA Finance Board is proposing: 10.5% premium increases and no benefits ...